About this role
Fleming County Schools Job Description Updated February 2024 Class Code: 1050 JOB DESCRIPTION Position Title: Guidance Counselor Responsible To: Principal Basic Function: Provide a functional, comprehensive program of direct services for all children utilizing the expertise gained through professional training in the areas of school counseling. These services will emphasize counseling children; consultation with teachers, parents and other significant adults; and coordinating a variety of activities and functions related to the academic, social, emotional and physical needs of students. Performance Responsibilities:
• Counsel children, individually and in small groups, concerning a variety of developmental tasks and problems.
• Provide prevention programs through classroom guidance activities.
• Consult with teachers and parents about children's needs, concerns and academic issues.
• Collaborate with school staff and community representatives in assessing student needs and utilize the data to plan and evaluate the guidance program.
• Coordinate with faculty, parents, attendance personnel and District Court to correct the attendance problems of truant students.
• Provide home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child's academic progress, or social, emotional or physical development.
• Serve as a resource person on the Special Education Admissions and Release Committee when appropriate.
• Refer students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provide support services to those children as needed.
• Assist or serve as the coordinator of testing and interprets test data to teachers and parents as needed.
• Consult with teachers in planning and providing classroom guidance activities.
• Assist new students with orientation and acclamation to their new school environment.
• Select and purchase program materials and manage the budget allocation.
• Select and attend professional learning required by the state and district.
• Performs other duties as assigned by principal or superintendent.
Minimum Qualifications: Valid Kentucky certification for School Guidance Counselor Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be established by the board of education. Evaluation: Performance of will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of board policy for certified personnel.